Sophia Brown Crawford
Sophia Brown Crawford was a judge for the Davidson County Juvenile Court in Davidson County, Tennessee. She was elected by the Metro Council on October 16, 2012, after facing a runoff with Carlton Lewis. Crawford won with twenty-five votes to Carlton's thirteen.[1]
Crawford ran for re-election to the Davidson County Juvenile Court in 2014 but was defeated by Sheila Calloway in the Democratic primary on May 6.[2][3] Her term expired on August 31, 2014.
Elections
2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Crawford ran for re-election to the Davidson County Juvenile Court.
Primary: She was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 45.7 percent of the vote. She competed against Sheila Calloway.
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Education
Crawford received her undergraduate degree in criminal justice with minors in psychology and sociology from Middle Tennessee State University in 1983 and her J.D. from the Nashville School of Law in 1988.[4][5]
Career
- 2012-2014: Judge, Davidson County Juvenile Court
- 2002-2012: Magistrate, Davidson County Juvenile Court
- 1988-2002: Attorney in private practice - family and juvenile law [5]
Awards and associations
- Fellow of the Nashville Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- Women's Political Collaborative
- Women in Numbers
- Board of directors, Christ Church Nashville
- Appointed by the Chief Justice to assist the rules commission
- Assisting writer for re-write of the Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure through the Administrative Office of the Courts [5]
See also
External links
- Juvenile Court: Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, "Judicial Officers & Administrative Staff Directory"
- Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map"
Footnotes
- ↑ Nashville City Paper, Council Elects Sophia Crawford to serve as Juvenile Court, October 16, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Tennessean.com, "List of candidates in May primary races," February 21, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WKRN.com, "Election Results for May 6, 2014 Primary," May 7, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com Attorney Profile: Sophia Brown Crawford
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Information submitted via Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 4/28/2013
